November
15, 2015
Thirty-third
Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
Saints of the day : St. Albert the Great, Saint Albert the Great, (c. 1220-128), Saint Raphael Kalinowski, O,C.D (1907)
Readings
1"At that time there shall arise Michael, the great
prince, guardian of your people; it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress
since nations began until that time. At that time your people shall escape,
everyone who is found written in the book.[1]
2Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall
awake; some shall live forever, others shall be an everlasting horror and
disgrace.[2] 3But the wise shall shine brightly like the splendor of
the firmament, and those who lead the many to justice shall be like the stars
forever.
5LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you have made my
destiny secure. 8I keep the LORD
always before me; with Him at my right hand, I shall never be shaken.
9Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices; my body
also dwells secure,
10For you will not
abandon my soul to Sheol, nor let your devout one see the pit.
11You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your
presence, the delights at your right hand forever.
11Every priest stands daily at his ministry, offering
frequently those same sacrifices that can never take away sins.[3] 12But this one offered one sacrifice for sins, and took His seat forever at the right hand of God; 13now He waits until His enemies are made His footstool.[4]
14For by one offering He has made perfect forever those who
are being consecrated.
18Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer
offering for sin.
24"But in those days after that
tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,[5] 25and the stars will be falling from
the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken.
26And then they will see 'the Son of
Man coming in the clouds' with great power and glory, 27and then He will send out the angels
and gather (his) elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the
end of the sky.
28"Learn a lesson from the fig
tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer
is near.
29In the same way, when you see these
things happening, know that He is near, at the gates.
30Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away
until all these things have taken place. 31Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not
pass away.
32"But of that day or hour, no
one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
[2] Daniel 12:2 -The first Israelites who have fallen Daniel 11:33-35) shall awake, that is, rise to live forever. A resurrection of the wicked as in
later, Christian teaching (John 5:28-29) is implied here if the others are included in the many; but cf Isaiah 66:24.
[3] Hebrews 10:11-18 - Whereas the levitical priesthood offered
daily sacrifices that were ineffectual in remitting sin (Hebrews 10:11), Jesus offered a single sacrifice that won him a permanent place at God's
right hand. There He has only to await the final outcome of His work (Hebrews 10:12-13); compare with Psalm 110:1. Thus He has brought into being in His own person the new covenant prophesied
by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 31:33-34) that has rendered meaningless all other offerings for sin (Hebrews 10:14-18).
[4] Hebrews 10:13 - Until His enemies are made His footstool: Psalm 110:1 is again used; the reference here is to the
period of time between the enthronement of Jesus and His second coming. The
identity of the enemies is not specified; 1 Corinthians 15:25-27.
[5]Hebrews 10:15-17 - The testimony of
the scriptures is now invoked to support what has just preceded. The passage
cited is a portion of the new covenant prophecy of Jeremiah 31:31-34, which the author previously used in Hebrews 8:8-12.
[6] Mark 13:3-37 - Jesus' prediction of the destruction of the
temple (Mark 13:2) provoked questions that the four named disciples put to him in private
regarding the time and the sign when all these things are about to come to an
end (Mark 13:3-4). The response to their questions was
Jesus' eschatological discourse prior to His imminent death. It contained
instruction and consolation exhorting the disciples and the church to faith and
obedience through the trials that would confront them (Mark 13:5-13). The sign is the presence of the desolating abomination (Mark 13:14); see Daniel 9:27 , of the Roman power profaning the temple that is. Flight from Jerusalem is urged
rather than defense of the city through misguided messianic hope (Mark 13:14-23). Intervention will occur only after destruction (Mark 13:24-27), which will happen before the end of the first Christian generation (Mark 13:28-31). No one but the Father knows the precise time, or that of the parousia (Mark 13:32); hence the necessity of constant vigilance (Mark 13:33-37). Luke sets the parousia at a later date, after "the time of the
Gentiles" (Luke 21:24). See also the footnotes on Matthew 24:1 - 25:46.
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Dear Humanity,
I personally encourage everyone to emulate JESUS' values on LOVE, FAITH, HOPE
and CHARITY, as the humanity has been a failure; which resulted to the more than two (2) years of pandemic and its after-effects on economy, not only here in the Philippines but worldwide.
And the saddest part of it, is that, it affected the POOREST of the POOR to even extremely be more poorer, in exchange of the affluent to be more richer.
Thank you and may GOD bless you and the whole family to have an enjoyed life's journey at home, Church, schools/universities, corporate commitments, public and places of interest.